Holiday shoppers opened their wallets at the last minute in search of good deals on online platforms in a sign that household finances remain healthy.
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Uncertainty clouds holiday shopping season after mixed forecasts from Walmart, Target
Retailers are in for a mixed holiday season this year, marked by watchful consumers keeping big spending on a tight leash and vigilantly comparing prices on their mobile phones.
Read More Uncertainty clouds holiday shopping season after mixed forecasts from Walmart, TargetTarget raises 2024 profit forecast as price cuts draw shoppers
Target raised its full-year profit forecast on Wednesday and reported its first increase in quarterly comparable sales in over a year.
Read More Target raises 2024 profit forecast as price cuts draw shoppersUS online sales hit $7.2 bln on first day of Amazon Prime Day event, Adobe says
Shoppers spent about $7.2 billion online across retailers during the first day of Amazon’s Prime Day.
Read More US online sales hit $7.2 bln on first day of Amazon Prime Day event, Adobe saysUS consumer prices unchanged in May; rate-cut expectations rise
U.S. consumer prices were unexpectedly unchanged in May, but inflation likely remains too high for the Federal Reserve to start cutting interest rates before September.
Read More US consumer prices unchanged in May; rate-cut expectations riseUS wholesale inventories drop by unrevised 0.4% in March
U.S. wholesale inventories fell, confirming that inventory investment was a drag on economic growth in the first quarter.
Read More US wholesale inventories drop by unrevised 0.4% in March